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Lane Smith

American actor (1936-2005)

  • Fame54.7
  • Momentum0.4
  • Wikipedia18.8K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1936–2005, aged 69United States
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    23 languages
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  • Era
    1936–2005
    Aged 69
Summary
Updated 2026-08-04

Walter Lane Smith III was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the 1984 NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks, district attorney Jim Trotter in My Cousin Vinny, U.S. Congressman Dick Dodge in The Distinguished Gentleman, Grantland Rice in The Legend of Bagger Vance, and U.S. President Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination.

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54.7
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Momentum0.4
Historical19.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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